January 9, 2011
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"Subvert the Western"
Lionel 2022-03-19 09:01:03
The Coen brothers are no longer sharp this time, they use softer things to express their evil tastes. A Western film in the standard sense, the Coen brothers are so familiar with it, and even wiped away the traces of heroes. The movie starts and ends with a little girl's narration. There is no cowboy who will never die alone in western movies, and there is no ordinary soundtrack in western movies (replaced by gentle and affectionate piano music). Jeff Bridges's smoky voice is very magnetic, and the other thing that impressed me is the villain's boss, his calm look is very style. The corpse hanging from the tree and the veterinarian who suddenly appeared in the movie have a clear meaning. It seems that the Cohen brothers are the crappy doctor who took the corpse of the Western movie. He came to the audience just to ask if there were any patients. "Thunder in the Earth" is not as masculine as its name suggests. It is feminine and beautiful. It completely subverts western movies and inertial thinking. This time, the Coen brothers came to use softness to overcome rigidity.
January 9, 2011
January 9, 2011
Extended Reading
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Tom Chaney: [after being shot by Mattie] I didn't think you'd do it! One of my short ribs is broke!
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Mattie Ross: [Discussing the price of cotton] We got most of our cotton in early. We got 12 and a half cents a pound in Little Rock.
Col. Stonehill: Then I suggest you take the rest of your crop to Little Rock to sell.
Mattie Ross: This being closer, I though I might check on the price in Ft. Smith while I was here.
Col. Stonehill: Did you come all this way to inform me of the price of cotton in Little Rock?